...God our heavenly Father; but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart ; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and...

...Majesty; give us grace to confess our sins with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart, to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same by his infinite goodness and mercy; through the merits and atonement of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen." LECTURE VII. THE EXHORTATION.—CONTINUED...

...accepted by God as the tokens of favour in his sight. To what end are we thus to confess our sins ? — To the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same by his infinite goodness and mercy. What does infinite mean ? — Without end, limits or bounds. Are God's goodness and mercy so great...

...all tunes, humbly In acknowledge our sins before God, vet ought we [we ought] chieffy [especialfy] so to do, when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the great benetits that we have received at his Lands, to set forth his most worthy |naise, [to render him deserved...

...Almighty God, our heavenly Father, with a humble, lowly, penitent and obedient heart, to the end that tee may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy'. In the general Confession, the worshipers are directed to pray to their ' Almighty and most merciful...

...adopted by the English reformers, and has become familiar to us through the Book of Common Prayer, that " we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits which we have received at His hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word,...

...all but what, in the eternal nature of things, is impossible — make the impenitent sinner happy. " And although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge...chiefly so to do when we assemble and meet together." The Christian's closet is the proper place for confession ; for his dailv peace will depend upon it....

...GOD, our heavenly Father, butconfess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart ; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same,...we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our eins before GOD ; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks...

...humble, lowly, penMASS BOOK. [The Lord's Prayer often repeated.] PRAYER BOOK. before God ; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy word,...

...our heavenly Father ; but to confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart ; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same by his infinite goodness and mercy." Nor is this all. Faith and repentance imply some8 2 Cor. v. 10. what more. They imply that we consider...